Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111111777661067777777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112112110110210197132735325812326635128241156852144934126218815110889
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
2.13
11:47AM
1.94
12:26AM
2.05
12:48PM
1.84
1:28AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
0.08
5:46AM
0.26
6:04PM
0.17
6:46AM
0.33
7:05PM
0.26
7:50AM
0.38
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1------274323211252-
Temp. °C151515151514141414141412141515161717161616161717
Feels °C (?)121112111010991010119131312151515151615121314
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